Most notably, if you have the skillset to work in a STEM job (horrible buzzword acronym), you have the opportunity to work in almost any major city in the country. Why would you choose to subject yourself to NC?

The widespread derp is pretty easily traceable--beginning at cuts in school funding that became widespread in the 70s. Those troglodytes end up later running for office with massively ignorant and stupid viewpoints, pass laws for everyone else to obey that make them feel comfortable in their moronic worldview, and the downward spiral continues.

TimonC346:The widespread derp is pretty easily traceable--beginning at cuts in school funding that became widespread in the 70s. Those troglodytes end up later running for office with massively ignorant and stupid viewpoints, pass laws for everyone else to obey that make them feel comfortable in their moronic worldview, and the downward spiral continues.

Citing data compiled in "North Carolina: The Shape of Its Change" from The Program on Public Life at UNC-Chapel Hill, the report notes the opportunity of STEM-related jobs:

"By 2018, approximately 1.4 million job vacancies are projected for North Carolina, either from new job creation or from retirements."Of those vacancies, about 833,000 will require some post- secondary education. Indeed, approximately 59% of all jobs (2.9 million) in 2018 in North Carolina will require post-secondary education. Most of the state's economic engine will be fueled by these jobs."North Carolina will have more job growth requiring post- secondary education than most of the South and Southwest."The occupational areas anticipated to grow most rapidly include medical and allied health and computer technology."

You know what this mean NC people. This means more Godless Yankees infiltrating your state and making it even more purple than it is today.

Citing data compiled in "North Carolina: The Shape of Its Change" from The Program on Public Life at UNC-Chapel Hill, the report notes the opportunity of STEM-related jobs:

"By 2018, approximately 1.4 million job vacancies are projected for North Carolina, either from new job creation or from retirements."Of those vacancies, about 833,000 will require some post- secondary education. Indeed, approximately 59% of all jobs (2.9 million) in 2018 in North Carolina will require post-secondary education. Most of the state's economic engine will be fueled by these jobs."North Carolina will have more job growth requiring post- secondary education than most of the South and Southwest."The occupational areas anticipated to grow most rapidly include medical and allied health and computer technology."

You know what this mean NC people. This means more Godless Yankees infiltrating your state and making it even more purple than it is today.

Lost Thought 00:Most notably, if you have the skillset to work in a STEM job (horrible buzzword acronym), you have the opportunity to work in almost any major city in the country. Why would you choose to subject yourself to NC?

I kinda liked NC when I visited there. People seemed nice, BBQ was pretty delicious and the girls were pretty good lookin. I was in Chapel Hill (twice) and Durham (once), which compromise two of the three in their research triangle, presumably that's where most STEM people would go.

Lost Thought 00:Most notably, if you have the skillset to work in a STEM job (horrible buzzword acronym), you have the opportunity to work in almost any major city in the country. Why would you choose to subject yourself to NC?

No. The triangle is almost a blue utopia. All the metropolitan areas are fine, the rest of the state... well, while beautiful and wonderful to visit, it's best not to discuss anything besides the weather or fishing with rural locals.

CapeFearCadaver:Mrtraveler01: Is this true in Charlotte and the Triangle too.

No. The triangle is almost a blue utopia. All the metropolitan areas are fine, the rest of the state... well, while beautiful and wonderful to visit, it's best not to discuss anything besides the weather or fishing with rural locals.

RTP is like the Austin of NC (with better bbq). But even the other cities are pretty bad, and outside those is pure hell.

CapeFearCadaver:Mrtraveler01: Is this true in Charlotte and the Triangle too.

No. The triangle is almost a blue utopia. All the metropolitan areas are fine, the rest of the state... well, while beautiful and wonderful to visit, it's best not to discuss anything besides the weather or fishing with rural locals.

>teacher pay in NC ranks 47th in the US and only above Mississippi in the South

These freeloadin' teachers are just anglin' for more money.

Do you know how many armed guards we could buy with that that cash?

Exactly, and this is why people from the North have moved into NC to fill in these jobs. Because the school system in NC isn't doing a good enough job teaching these kids the skills they need for these kind of jobs.

Citing data compiled in "North Carolina: The Shape of Its Change" from The Program on Public Life at UNC-Chapel Hill, the report notes the opportunity of STEM-related jobs:

"By 2018, approximately 1.4 million job vacancies are projected for North Carolina, either from new job creation or from retirements."Of those vacancies, about 833,000 will require some post- secondary education. Indeed, approximately 59% of all jobs (2.9 million) in 2018 in North Carolina will require post-secondary education. Most of the state's economic engine will be fueled by these jobs."North Carolina will have more job growth requiring post- secondary education than most of the South and Southwest."The occupational areas anticipated to grow most rapidly include medical and allied health and computer technology."

You know what this mean NC people. This means more Godless Yankees infiltrating your state and making it even more purple than it is today.

Hoo, boy, we gots to get us some of them, there fancy-dan jobs working with compooters and stuff. But it appears that our decades of an economy that required little edikashun hasn't somehow allowed us to produce little smart folks.....nor to cotton on to this economic change thing earlier....

FTFA: "The proud, traditional businesses that fueled our economy in the past, especially those requiring minimal skills and education, are playing a diminishing role in our state."

Wow, you guys sure caught the wave on that one! Remember, just one state above South Carolina - I can hardly wait to ride the Boeing Dreamliner, made by the best technical minds that South Cackalacky has to offer. I used to think North Carolina was going to make it in the 21st Century with Research Triangle - but I see those hopes fading in the rear view mirror....you better hope immigrants will want to move there before they know the state well.....

Bill the unknowing:Hoo, boy, we gots to get us some of them, there fancy-dan jobs working with compooters and stuff. But it appears that our decades of an economy that required little edikashun hasn't somehow allowed us to produce little smart folks.....nor to cotton on to this economic change thing earlier....

FTFA: "The proud, traditional businesses that fueled our economy in the past, especially those requiring minimal skills and education, are playing a diminishing role in our state."

Wow, you guys sure caught the wave on that one! Remember, just one state above South Carolina - I can hardly wait to ride the Boeing Dreamliner, made by the best technical minds that South Cackalacky has to offer. I used to think North Carolina was going to make it in the 21st Century with Research Triangle - but I see those hopes fading in the rear view mirror....you better hope immigrants will want to move there before they know the state well.....

Don't worry. From what I've seen at my time at a Boeing Supplier in SC, most of the technical minds are being imported from the northeast and midwest.

Also, North Carolina is North of SC, not "above" it. Damn Flat-Earther.

I recall reading that one of the reasons the south has lower educational standards is that there is a persistent belief that educating people "spoils" them into wanting to get paid more. When that doesn't happen they move out of state.

We need highly qualified teachers with STEM background. Bachelors degrees in math, physics, chemistry, biology required. We would also like you to have a Masters degree in Education. We're still gonna pay you less than the football coach makes and oh, btw EVERYONE and their brother will still biatch and complain how easy your job is and how awesome your benefits are.